Winery WickhamSpecial Release Fumé Dry
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The Special Release Fumé Dry of the Winery Wickham is in the top 0 of wines of Gloucestershire.
Details and technical informations about Winery Wickham's Special Release Fumé Dry.
Discover the grape variety: Knipperlé
Knipperlé blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches and small to medium sized grapes. Knipperlé blanc can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.
Informations about the Winery Wickham
The Winery Wickham is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Gloucestershire to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Gloucestershire
The wine region of Gloucestershire is located in the region of England of United Kingdom. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Three Choirs or the Domaine Three Choirs produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Gloucestershire are Seyval blanc, Phoenix and Reichensteiner, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Gloucestershire often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, floral or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio.
The wine region of England
England, although more famous for gin and beer, has been producing wine since Roman Imperial times (100 – 400 AD). Historically the country has not been known for the quality of its winemaking, inhibited by its northerly latitude and resulting cool Climate. However the last decade or so has seen considerable progress and expansion, and increases in planting of noble Grape varieties. Significant chaptilzation to off-set the high Acidity of under-ripe grapes was once common practice but since the 1970s and particularly since the turn of the millennium natural sugar levels have increased in the Vineyard and wines have increased in quality and reputation.
The word of the wine: Solera
A method of maturing practiced in Andalusia for certain sherries, which aims to continuously blend older and younger wines. It consists of stacking several layers of barrels; those located at ground level (solera) contain the oldest wines, the youngest being stored in the barrels on the upper level. The wine to be bottled is taken from the barrels on the lower level, which is replaced by younger wine from the upper level, and so on.
